Dating In Music (Derek)

For this section of research I will be analyzing 5 different songs from different genres of music. Each of these artists has a past and a reason why they chose to write about how they see dating and relationships in their lives. In our culture, music has a drastic and sometimes outstanding effect on the lives of the people who listen to it. In the examples below, we see differences in genres as well as similarities. These artists have made major effects on their fans, whether they intend to or not…

Artist: Eminem

Song: Kim

Starting with this song exemplifies the worst of the worst as far as how to treat your partner. This song is about Eminem and his wife Kim. In the entire song, he talks about how much he want to hurt or kill her. With violent songs like this in our media, we have to question how young people will look at violence in dating. Parents should be sure that their kids grow up knowing how to treat people in the dating environment.

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Artist: Taylor Swift

Song: 15

In this song Taylor Swift addresses what is probably one of the most classic dating stories- a girl hoping for a guy on the football team and their first date. This is the perfect example of where we get the ideas in our heads of what would be the perfect date, or the perfect relationship. These types of songs instill the classic dating ideas into our minds.

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Artist: Three Days Grace

Song: Let It Die

This song talks about the change from loving a person in the beginning and after time passes, they no longer care about each other. In the song, he says that he never meant to let it die, but he doesn’t care about her anymore. This song portrays one of the most common reasons why relationships don’t last- one of the people just stops caring about the other person. This is an interesting but common theme amongst relationships these days.

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Artist: Sublime

Song: The Wrong Way

The band Sublime is another one of those bands that does not have a healthy regard for what is “politically correct”. In this song, Sublime talks about the fact that he wants to do thing to a girl that he knows are wrong, but he does them anyway. To most people, this song is a very unhealthy look at what dating is. This outrageous look at dating is only acceptable because people realize that it is just a song, but the problem is that it will still desensitize people.

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Artist: Death Cab For Cutie

Song: I Will Follow You Into The Dark

This song is an example of the softer side of the media’s view of dating. In this song, they talk about the desire to follow their lover into the dark of death. They address the fact that even death cannot stop their love for each other. This is a very poetic and soft spoken song and most people do not have the taste for this kind of music, so the message that is most often pushed to the mass media is one of violence and pain in the dating environment.

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These artists have affected society as well as society has affected them. We all should be aware of what music we listen to and what affect it has on us. Music has the ability to sooth the soul or to provoke it.

Derek Alward – Garden Grove